Letter

In response to Abandoning our fears:how Australia should respond to US-China regional confrontation

Not just Asia-Pacific confrontation

The US-China confrontation which Gareth Evans raises also takes place beyond our region, at least a confrontation in US eyes. Compare the report on a meeting just held in China, ,with a report in April by the head of the US Africom, especially the last section summing up the strategic competition being waged by the US against China in Africa, based on a skewed US view of China’s current role in that continent.

At the international meeting in China, it was all about win-win co-operation, respect for different versions of government, and positive development for the benefit of all humankind, a stance endorsed by Xi Jinping.

By contrast, the US report expends a good deal of energy on simply slagging off China, rather than taking the approach of working together for the greatest good of the greatest number of the people living in the African continent.

— Geoff Taylor from Borlu